Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Plebejus Higher classification Plebejus | Phylum Arthropoda Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Plebejus orbitulus Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Aricia nicias, Eumedonia eumedon, Plebejus argyrognomon, Lycaenidae | ||
Plebejus orbitulus, the alpine argus, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Alps (ranging from the French Alps to Slovenia and Austria) and the mountains of Norway and Sweden.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Astragalus alpinus.
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